The Penn's Grove record., 1887-02-19
NEWS OFTHE WEEK

Thomas +. MCGOWAN, a prominent
citizen OF Duluth, fell from an upper
%proscenium box to the stage, in a
theatre in Minneapolis, at the close of
a performance on the 10th. He broke
his neck and vas dead when picked
up.
Burglars entered the shop of JOS.
LOwengart, pawnbroken, in Harris
burg, on the 10th, and took away 100
gold watches, a lot of gold rings, seve-
raj gold trimmed spectacles, and two or
three revolvers. Albert German and
Samuel Null, of Terre Hill, Lancaster
county, Penna., were arrested on the
10th for violation of the revenue laws.
1t is charged that German stole a lot of
unstamped cigars and traded them off
in payment of rent to Null, who dis
posed Of them. The accused gave bail.
"A violent wind storm ragged on the
18th, in Easter Ohio. At Louisville,
in Stalk county, houses and a
factory were blown down and the Cath
Ollie church and Seminary were par
TALLY demolished. Mot a chimney is
left standing in the town." The loss
IS estimated at ever $100, 900. at
Wooster houses were unroofed, trees
and fences levelled. a dwelling was
wrecked and the tower of one church
was blown through the roof of another.
During. a wind storm at Tyrone.
Penna., on the 18th, a tree was blown
down, killing four Hungarian laborers
who had taken shelter under it.
-Much damage was done by high
winds in the lower portion of Jersey
! City on the 18th. Eight hundred feet
of new trestle on the Junction Railroad
was demolished, and a stable and its
contents were wrecked by the flying
timbers. A three-story frame dwelling
in course of erection had one side blown
out. Thomas Talon, a brakeman, was
badly injured by being blown from a
train. A tornado, accompanied by a
tremendous peal of thunder and fash of
lightning, visited Sh~elbyville, Indiana,
on the 18th. A two story brick barn
was demolished. No other building
was touched, the storm subsidlng sud.
denly. lone of the worst billiards. of
the season" in Western Minnesota
ragged there on the 18th and 18th. A
heavy snow storm prevailed at Montreal
on the 18th, preventing the outgoing of
railroad trains and compelling visitors
to the carnival to remain another day.
"A fire in Augusta, Georgia, on the
evening of the 18th, destroyed the
Opera House building, Globe Hotel, j.
b. Whites shoe and clothing store and
the store of DAILY & Armstrong. Sew
eral other properties were damaged.
The losses aggregate $1S5 900, of which
about two-thirds are covered by in.
surance. The fire broke out just after
a matinee performance by Mrs. Bowers
company. The entire stage wardrobe
of the company, valued at $4,000, is
lost. The blacksmith and machine
shops of the Savannah, Florida and
Western Railway in Savannah, were
burned on tie morning of the 18th.
Loss, $40, 900; insurance, $34, 600. One
hundred and fifty men are thrown out
of work.
The intense cold and deep snow
which have prevailed in Montana since
the middle of November, continue, and
it is feared that when the blockade is
raised and reports come from various
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loss of life will be revealed
Spear S. Hollingsworth, ex-Treas-
urer of Knox county, Indiana, was con-
vIcted of enlightenment at Vincennes,
and sentenced to three years lmprlson-
ment. He is charged with having en-
bezzled about $50, 600. Thomas M. Jo-
seph, of Galveston, for ten years trea-
surer of the Grand Lodge of Odd Fell
lows OF Texas, is reported to be ''short'
IN his accounts to an amount varionsly
estimated at from 1000 to $50 600.
George Wilson was indicted at AL
bion, New York, on the 18th, for muir
der, in having choked his wife to death
with a towel about four weeks ago.
In San Francisco on the 1lth, George
Messmer shot and fatally wounded a
man named Muller. shot Muller's wife
in the arm and then attempted suicide.
1t Is thought he will not recover.
Messmer's wife had obtained a divorce,
and Mrs. Muller was her sister. In
tOmaha, On the 18th, during the temp
orary absence of his wife, John Jacob
sou strangled to death his infant child
and then hanged himself. The cause
of the deed was ''despondency over an
liberated leg"
Ten prisoners convicted of larcen-
cy were publicly whipped in the jail
yard at New Castle, Delaware, on the
18th.
The rising flood at Lyons, Michi-
gan, on the 18th. cut off all communi-
cation with the surrounding country.
Reports from Muir, on the opposite
side or the river, show that the busi-
ness part Of Lyons was being swept by
a torrent, that twenty buildings had
ben carried away and as many more
moved from their foundations. The
food at Fort Wayne, Indiana. was the
greatest on record there, and the dam
age done was estimated at $40, QUO.
Much damage has been done by floods
in Northern and Western New York.
Thomas and Richard Forest, aged
respectively IS and 10 years, were
killed by a train while walking on the
railroad zeal Mystic, Rhode Island, on
the 18th. Simpson Hamilton and
Thomas Spillers were crushed to death
by the falling of a sarn at Russellville,
Arkansas, on the 18th.
The largest saloon In L"eaVenWorlh.
Kansas, was closed by the Sheriff on
the 18th on complaint OF Messrs. Muel-
Ter and Anthony, representatives OF the
Law and Order League. While pass
ing the closed saloon at night, the com.
~plainants were assaulted by some
roughs. Mueller shot and wounded
one of them in the leg and the roughs
were then driven away by the police,
An explosion took place on the
18th on the freight shed of the Morgan
steamship Company's p er, on the
North river, New York. The explo-
sion was slight, and the fire started by
it was 1901 extinguished. On search,
the neck of a pint whIskey bottle was
found, and it was ascertained that the
flask had contained phosphorus.
Patrick Kerley and Morris Doyle,
annpIovac In the loom of the